The Commander Operation SAFE HAVEN (COPSH) and General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Division Nigerian Army (NA), Major General Abdulsalami Abubakar has restored normalcy to Sabon Gari of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, following the recent attack in the area.
General Abdulsalami who assumed command on 8 July 23 as the COPSH and GOC 3 Div NA, visited the affected area today 9 July 2023, to have an on the ground assessment of the situation and proffer immediate solution to the lingering crisis. In his remarks during the visit, the commander stated that peace must be restored on the Plateau by every legitimate means possible.
During the visit, the commander led an operation resulting in the recovery of five fabricated AK-47 rifles, 19 rounds 7.62mm special and 4 rounds of 7.62 mm Nato from the two communities involved.
Major General Abubakar also led the enforcement of the 24-hour curfew imposed on Mangu local government area by the Executive Governor of Plateau State, Barr Caleb Mutfwang in order to allow security forces restore law and order in the affected communities arrested 36 curfew defaulters and after firm warnings allowed them to go.
